President Barack Obama Preceded by Steve Preston Deputy Brian Deese Name Shaun Donovan | Preceded by Brian Deese (Acting) Party Democratic Party President Barack Obama Spouse Liza Gilbert | |
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Helen Kanovsky (Acting) Role United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Office United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development since 2009 Children Milo Donovan, Lucas Donovan Education Harvard Graduate School of Design, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Similar People Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Clinton, Eric Shinseki, Ray LaHood Profiles | ||
U s secretary of housing and urban development shaun donovan
Shaun L. S. Donovan (born January 24, 1966) is an American government administrator and housing specialist who served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 2014 to 2017. Donovan is also the former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, serving from 2009 to 2014. Prior to this, he headed the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. On December 13, 2008, in his weekly national radio address, President-elect Barack Obama announced that he would appoint Donovan to his cabinet. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate through unanimous consent on January 22, 2009 and sworn-in on January 26. On July 28, 2014 he was succeeded as Secretary by Julian Castro, former Mayor of San Antonio. On July 10, 2014 he was confirmed to be the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget. He was ceremonially sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on August 5, 2014.
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- U s secretary of housing and urban development shaun donovan
- America s rental housing remarks by shaun donovan u s secretary of housing and urban development
- Early life and education
- Clinton Administration
- Bloomberg Administration
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- References
America s rental housing remarks by shaun donovan u s secretary of housing and urban development
Early life and education
Born in New York, Donovan holds three degrees from Harvard University: an A.B. from Harvard College in 1987, a Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a Master of Architecture degree from the Graduate School of Design in 1995.
Donovan worked on private sector initiatives to finance affordable housing, and researched and wrote about the preservation of federally assisted housing as a visiting scholar at New York University.
As a consultant, Donovan advised the Millennial Housing Commission on strategies for increasing multifamily housing development.
Donovan also served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and was credited with creating the department's Marketplace Plan to build and preserve over 160,000 affordable homes, which was the largest city-sponsored affordable housing plan in US history.
Clinton Administration
During the Clinton administration and the transition to the Bush administration, Donovan was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing at HUD, and was acting FHA commissioner.
Bloomberg Administration
Donovan became Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development in 2004 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
While Secretary, Donovan oversaw the allocation of 75% of HUD's share of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act within one week of the bill's passage.
During the 2008 United States Presidential campaign, Donovan worked for the Obama campaign.
For President Obama's State of the Union address in 2010, Donovan served as the designated survivor.
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
On May 22, 2014 President Obama nominated Donovan to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget. On July 10, 2014 he was confirmed by the United States Senate by a vote of 75-22. He was ceremonially sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on August 5, 2014.